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Ice_screams Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
The bridge is in the sun setting west. Is this correct English?
Hello everyone,
I am confused by the above sentence. I don't think its logical for a bridge to be in the sun, but others argued to me that expressions like "buildings in the setting sun" are common in English. Is that true? Can anybody help?
thanks in advance
I am confused by the above sentence. I don't think its logical for a bridge to be in the sun, but others argued to me that expressions like "buildings in the setting sun" are common in English. Is that true? Can anybody help?
thanks in advance
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This sounds like a very strange sentence to me too... e. buildings reflecting the light of a sunset).
- This sounds like a very strange sentence to me too...
- e.
- buildings reflecting the light of a sunset).
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This sounds like a very strange sentence to me too... whereas the phrase "buildings in the setting sun" is fine, I think (i.e. buildings reflecting the light of a sunset).
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No, it's confusing. It can be read as:
the bridge is setting west, instead of the the sun is setting west
You may try:
The sun is setting (to the West, of course) over the bridge.
The bridge is in the sun, which is setting.
the bridge is setting west, instead of the the sun is setting west
You may try:
The sun is setting (to the West, of course) over the bridge.
The bridge is in the sun, which is setting.
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